Top attraction Venus Williams and Eugenie Bouchard were bounced from the Canadian Open Montreal Thursday.

A day after failing to serve at full power, Venus succumbed to 21-year-old Madison Keys but not without a fight. After looking like it was going to a blowout with Keys up 6-1, 3-1, Venus fought back to take the second but it wasn’t enough against the hungry youngster who won the match 6-1, 6-7(2), 6-3.

“Her first serve was definitely slower than normal,” Keys said. “But it was funny, her second serve was a lot slower, but because of the court it was bouncing a lot higher than normal. So while her first serve was a little easier to return, her second serve was really tough.”

Earlier, Australian Open champion and No. 2 seed Angelique Kerber edged Elina Svitolina 1-6, 7-6(2), 6-4. Svitolina twice served for the match in the second but failed.

“I think the match was a little bit crazy,” Kerber said. “Actually the whole match was a lot of up and downs.

“For sure I’m not happy about my game, how I was playing, because I really not playing my best tennis today,” she said. “It’s like more I’m happy that I won the match. I don’t know how. It was a crazy match.

“But it’s good to be still in the tournament, still have the chance tomorrow. The next challenge, the next match, trying to play a better tennis tomorrow.”

Kerber will go on to face young Russian Daria Kasatkina who ousted US Open finalist Roberta Vinci.

In the first quarterfinal of the day hot-handed Simona Halep will meet Svetlana Kuznetsova. Halep blew past Karolina Pliskova 6-3, 6-3 while Kuznetsova upset former champion Petra Kvitova 7-6(2), 6-3.

“I can say that I’m confident, I have a few matches in a row that I won,” said Halep who has won 20 of her last 23. “I’m coming here without expectation, just to enjoy the tennis and to do my best always.”